AT VIRGINIA: 2014-15 • Had season cut short by injuries • Was 3-5 in limited action; three of his five losses came to top-15 ranked opponents • Pinned Bucknell’s Victor Lopez in dual action (12/20)

AT VIRGINIA: 2013-14 • Earned automatic berth into NCAA Championships after third-place finish at ACC Championships • Was No. 7 seed at 149 pounds at NCAA Championships • Posted 19-5 record, including 10-1 mark in duals • Was 1-2 at NCAAs, with 7-4 win over Northern Illinois' Robert Jillard in first round • Placed fourth at Southern Scuffle at 149 pounds (1/1-2) • Over half of his wins came against NCAA qualifiers (11 of 19); went 11-4 against NCAA qualifiers, including 4-2 against national seeds • Regular-season wins over national seeds included No. 10 Zach Neibert of Virginia Tech, No. 15 Mitchell Minotti of Lehigh, No. 16 Alexander Richardson of ODU and No. 3 Chris Villalonga of Cornell (medical) • Missed several weeks in December and January with injuries • Seven of his 19 wins came by fall

2012-13• Redshirt season • Standout while competing unattached for season, going 24-5 while placing in four tournaments at 149 pounds • Champion at East Stroudsburg Open (11/17), winning all six bouts • Took runner-up honors at Nittany Lion Open (12/2), falling to sixth-ranked Andrew Alton of Penn State in final • Took third place at Wolfpack Open (11/11) and fifth at Hokie Open (11/4) • Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll

2011-12• Posted a 22-8 record as sophomore • One of team's most pleasant surprises this year after moving up to 149 pounds; earned at-large berth to NCAA Championships • Went 2-2 at NCAAs, including a 10-8 win over No. 5 seed Ian Miller of Kent State in the wrestlebacks • Also defeated Mario Mason of Rutgers by medical forfeit at NCAAs • Wrestled three seeded wrestlers at NCAAs • Earned 11 wins in last 14 matches heading into NCAAs • Went 5-7 against wrestlers who made the NCAA field • Ranked 19th in final WIN Magazine poll, 20th in InterMat poll • Was 19th in final NCAA RPI and 21st in final NCAA Coaches rankings • Second on team with seven pins • Was 3-1 in ACC duals; lone loss came to NC State's Matt Nereim (Sako led 13-1 before Nereim put Sako on his back for pin) • Won by major decision against AJ Guardado (Duke) and Ben Dorsay (Maryland) and a 5-3 decision over Jon Burns (UNC) • Did not compete until mid-December because of injury • In first tournament back, he took fourth at Cleveland State Open (12/18) • Placed seventh at Southern Scuffle (1/1-2); knocked off then-No. 18 Craig Eifert of Cornell in the seventh-place bout • Named ACC Wrestler of the Week after his 5-3 upset win over then-No. 5 Mario Mason of Rutgers on Feb. 4

2010-11• Went 24-19 during freshman season • Competed at 133 for first two open tournaments, then bumped up to 141 • Took eighth place at 141 at Southern Scuffle (12/29-30) • Placed third at Clarion Open (2/19), coming through consolation bracket and winning seven matches • Wrestled five ranked opponents over course of season

ST. EDWARD HIGH SCHOOL• Two-time Ohio State Champion • Won 103-pound state title in 2008 and 125-pound title in 2010 • Was state runner-up at 112 his junior year (2009)• Career record was 148-13• Two-time placewinner at Ironman (fourth, seventh) • Placed second at FILA Cadets (2008) • Took third at Fargo Cadets (2008) • Coached by Greg Urbas at St. Edward • Also was a high school teammate of fellow UVa wrestler Nick Sulzer • Was Academic All-American for three years; also was member of National Honor Society

PERSONAL• Parents are Guy and Ashley Sako • Has one sister, Elise • Earned bachelor's degree in economics in May 2014